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Israel’s foreign ministry director-general Dore Gold and Turkish foreign ministry’s undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu signed an agreement on Tuesday ending the dispute between their countries over the May 2010 flotilla incident after a year of negotiations. According to the agreement, Tel Read more
Turkish authorities are ready to warm ties with Russia even if it requires paying compensation for the downing of the Russian war jet last year near Syrian border, Turkish Premier told local media on Monday. “We have said that if Read more
King Mohammed VI, Portugal’s President Hold Talks in Casablanca King Mohammed VI held, on Monday at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, tête-à-tête talks with Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, arrived earlier in the day on an official visit to Read more
Russia has renewed its pressure on Turkey at the UN Security Council with its Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Vladmir Safronkov claiming that Ankara is building an “illegal wall” on Syrian territory. He said this will “undermine efforts to Read more
Fighters loyal to Al-Qaeda have returned to cities in southern Yemen less than a month after they left. The militants of the extremist group left the cities after they were persuaded by tribal leaders to leave rather than confront the Read more
Plilippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Humanitarian Operations for Lebanon and Deputy Special Coordinator for the country, warned that despite all the efforts of the international community to end the crisis in the country, “the vulnerability of the people is Read more
Ankara and Tel Aviv are expected to announce the renewal of their bilateral ties on June 26 after talks between top Turkish foreign ministry official Feridun Sinirlioglu and Israel’s point man on Turkish relations, Joseph Ciechanover, according to reports from Read more
Forces loyal to the U.N-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) suffered a huge a casualty on Tuesday although they claim to have captured some residential districts in Sirte. At least 34 of their forces were reported killed and 100 wounded Read more
King Abdullah of Jordan, in a Palace statement, vowed to respond “with an iron fist” to the car bomb attack that killed six army border guards in the Rukban district, close to the border with Syria. Six hours after the Read more
Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based politico-military group, and Iran have vehemently responded to Bahrain’s decision to strip Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Isa Qassim of his citizenship because he “serves foreign interests and promotes… sectarianism and violence.” Hezbollah warned that the decision “pushes the Read more